Bell's theorem. Experimental tests and implications
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Bell's theorem represents a significant advance in understanding the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics. The theorem shows that essentially all local theories of natural phenomena that are formulated within the framework of realism may be tested using a single experimental arrangement. Moreover, the predictions by those theories must significantly differ from those by quantum mechanics. Experimental results evidently refute the theorem's predictions for these theories and favour those of quantum mechanics. The conclusions are philosophically startling: either one must totally abandon the realistic philosophy of most working scientists, or dramatically revise out concept of space-time.
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Early Bell-test experiments used entangled photons from atomic cascades.
“The early Bell-test experiments used entangled photons from atomic cascades, see Clauser and Shimony (1978).”
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- Authors
- Clauser, J. F., & Shimony, A.
- Affiliations
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- Venue
- Reports on Progress in Physics
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing
- Published
- 1978-12-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1881-1927
- ISSN
- 0034-4885 (ISSN-L)
- 1361-6633
- OpenAlex
- W2099911643
- Cited by
- 1,551
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 11.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Reports on Progress in Physics (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Université de Genève
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Relativity and Gravitational Theory
- Keywords
- Bell's theorem, local realism, quantum mechanics, local hidden variable theories, philosophy of quantum mechanics, spacetime, nonlocality
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